Bulgaria vs Lesotho: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bulgaria
34,453 hectares
in 2024
Lesotho
42,674 hectares
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
88th
Lesotho rank
86th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bulgaria
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 42,674 hectares against 34,453 hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 8,221 hectares.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 88th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93,854 hectares | 65,127 hectares | 28,727 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 82,996 hectares | 44,750 hectares | 38,246 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 22,921 hectares | 30,563 hectares | 7,642 hectares | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bulgaria or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 42,674 hectares against 34,453 hectares in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 8,221 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bulgaria ranks 88th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.